Advanced Search:

To perform an advanced search please select all categories you wish to search. If you do not check any options then your search will include all content from that category, for example, selecting Algeria from the "Country" list will restrict your search to incidents in Algeria, while leaving it blank searches all countries.

When

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There are two ways to search by date. You can specify a range in years or a range from a specific date to another date. If you're only searching for one year or date, just enter the start date and leave the end date blank.

Criteria

Criterion I: The act must be aimed at attaining a political, economic, religious, or social goal. Would you like your search results to require Criterion I to be met?

Yes. Require Criterion I be met.

Criterion II: There must be evidence of an intention to coerce, intimidate, or convey some other message to a larger audience (or audiences) than the immediate victims. Would you like your search results to require Criterion II to be met?

Yes. Require Criterion II be met.

Criterion III: The action must be outside the context of legitimate warfare activities, i.e. the act must be outside the parameters permitted by international humanitarian law (particularly the admonition against deliberately targeting civilians or non-combatants). Would you like your search results to require Criterion III be met?

Yes. Require Criterion III be met.

In certain cases there may be some uncertainty whether or not an incident meets all of the criteria for inclusion as a GTD terrorist incident. What would you like your search results to include?

Include ambiguous cases.

Exclude ambiguous cases.

The GTD includes attacks that were attempted but not successfully carried out. What would you like your search results to include?

Include unsuccessful attacks

Exclude unsuccessful attacks

Casualties

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You can search by casualty type (Fatalities vs. Injuries) and by the number of casualties.